"had become friends after they first met on the set of ""Giant"", referred to Dean as gay during a speech at the GLAAD Media Awards in 2001. Biographer Darwin Porter believes that Dean was more likely omnisexual, and that his trysts were often opportunistic and designed to further his career. Publisher: Sandy Beach, A (February 26, 2018) James Dean James Byron Dean (February 8, 1931 – September 30, 1955) was an American actor. He is remembered as a cultural icon of teenage disillusionment and social estrangement, as expressed in the title of his most celebrated film, ""Rebel Without a Cause"""
"teach James Dean to use a lariat. He appeared in a few television roles and movies up until 1966. On November 12, 2004, for his work in movies, he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He was also instrumental in the foundation of what is now the Autry National Center of the American West. In 1998, a Golden Palm Star on the Palm Springs, California, Walk of Stars was dedicated to him. He died at 89 in Studio City, California after a long illness; he was survived by his wife of 31 years, Joanne. He was buried"
"his workload. His last film appearance was a small but pivotal role in the television biopic, ""James Dean: Race with Destiny"", playing ""Giant"" director George Stevens. His last starring role was in the 1995 Norwegian movie ""Pakten"". A lifelong heavy smoker, Mitchum died on July 1, 1997, in Santa Barbara, California, due to complications of lung cancer and emphysema. He was about five weeks shy of his 80th birthday. His body was cremated and his ashes scattered at sea. He was survived by his wife of 57 years, Dorothy Mitchum (died April 12, 2014, Santa Barbara, California, aged 94), and"
"James Dean (song) ""James Dean"" is a song written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Jackson Browne, and J. D. Souther, and recorded by the American rock band Eagles for their 1974 album ""On the Border"". It was the second single released from this album, reaching number 77 on the U.S. pop singles chart. The song is about American actor James Dean (1931–1955) who starred in such films as ""Rebel Without a Cause"", ""Giant"" and ""East of Eden"". The lyrics, ""too fast to live, too young to die"" refer to the life and abrupt death of Dean in a car crash"
"a hit for The Marvelettes. With John Glover, Dean co-wrote for The Four Tops, First Choice, and Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr., having his greatest success with the latter pair's 1976 US no.1 record ""You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"". James Dean died from cancer of the spine at his home in Detroit in 2006 at the age of 63. James Dean (songwriter) James Anthony Dean (7 February 1943 – 9 April 2006) was an American songwriter. He was best known for his work at Motown Records in the 1960s, often in collaboration"
"on 1 March 1980 at age 73 after suffering a heart attack at Everton's home ground Goodison Park whilst watching a match against their closest rivals, Liverpool. It was the first time that Dean had visited Goodison Park in several years, due to ill health. ""He belongs to the company of the supremely great, like Beethoven, Shakespeare and Rembrandt"", said Bill Shankly. His funeral took place at St. James' Church on Laird Street (the street where he was born) in Birkenhead. Dean was survived by his four children: William, Geoffrey, Ralph and Barbara; he outlived his wife Ethel, who died"
"and dramas including, ""When the Boat Comes In"", ""The Sweeney"", ""Minder"", ""Juliet Bravo"" and ""Heartbeat"". Dean also appeared in the video for the single ""Groovy Train"" by Liverpool band The Farm. He also appeared in the films ""Kes"", ""Scum"", ""Nightwatch"" and ""Let Him Have It."" Dean was married, and had three children: two sons, one daughter. Having been ill for some time he suffered a heart attack and, on 20 April 2000, died at the Arrowe Park Hospital on the Wirral. Bill Dean Bill Dean (born Patrick Anthony Connolly, 3 September 1921 – 20 April 2000) was a British actor"
"Actor, and remains the only actor to have had two posthumous acting nominations. In 1999, the American Film Institute ranked him the 18th best male movie star of Golden Age Hollywood in AFI's 100 Years...100 Stars list. James Byron Dean was born on February 8, 1931, at the Seven Gables apartment on the corner of 4th Street and McClure Street in Marion, Indiana, the only child of Winton Dean and Mildred Marie Wilson. He was primarily of English descent, with smaller amounts of German, Irish, Scottish, and Welsh ancestry. He also claimed that his father was part Native American, while"
"in ""East of Eden"", Dean was nominated posthumously for the 1956 Academy Awards as Best Actor in a Leading Role of 1955, the first official posthumous acting nomination in Academy Awards history. (Jeanne Eagels was nominated for Best Actress in 1929, when the rules for selection of the winner were different.) ""East of Eden"" was the only film starring Dean that he would see released in his lifetime. Dean quickly followed up his role in ""Eden"" with a starring role as Jim Stark in ""Rebel Without a Cause"", a film that would prove to be hugely popular among teenagers. The"
"and the ""Golden Reel"" prize at the 1974–75 Australian Film Institute Awards. In February 1921 he was appointed Secretary of the Prime Minister's Department and in 1929 Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs until its abolition in 1932. From 1932 until his retirement on medical grounds (with myocarditis) in 1936, he was a member of the War Pensions Entitlement Appeals Tribunal. In his retirement, Deane broke his hip in a street-fall and became bedridden, eventually dying of cancer on 17 August 1946 at the age of 56. Percy Deane Percival Edgar Deane (10 August 1890–17 August 1946) was an"
"morning of April 26, 2017, Demme died at the age of 73 in Manhattan, New York due to complications from esophageal cancer and heart disease. Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the psychological horror ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1991), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed ""Melvin and Howard"" (1980), ""Swing Shift"" (1984), ""Something Wild"" (1986), ""Married to the Mob"" (1988), the concert film ""Stop Making Sense"" (1984), ""Philadelphia"" (1993) and ""Rachel"
"onscreen. His estate still earns about $5,000,000 per year, according to ""Forbes Magazine"". Dean has been a touchstone of many television shows, films, books and plays. The film ""September 30, 1955"" (1977) depicts the ways various characters in a small Southern town in the US react to Dean's death. The play ""Come Back to the Five and Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean"", written by Ed Graczyk, depicts a reunion of Dean fans on the 20th anniversary of his death. It was staged by the director Robert Altman in 1982, but was poorly received and closed after only 52 performances. While"
"Gwangi"", ""Hammerhead"", and an adaptation of Harold Robbins' ""The Betsy"". He died on May 4, 2015 at the age of 84; he had Alzheimer's disease. William Bast William Bast (April 3, 1931 – May 4, 2015) was an American screenwriter and author. In addition to writing scripts for motion pictures and television, he was the author of two biographies of the screen actor James Dean. He often worked with his lover Paul Huson. Bast was born in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, the son of Gilbert Bast and Bernice Fleischmann. He began his early education in Milwaukee, transferring to Kenosha when his family"
"September 30, 1955 September 30, 1955 (originally titled 9/30/55) is a 1977 drama film written and directed by James Bridges. Set in Conway, Arkansas, the film portrays the reaction of the citizens of the town when they hear that James Dean has died in a car crash. Jimmy J. (Richard Thomas), a young man who idolizes Dean, is particularly affected. The film opens on the title date 'September 30, 1955' where Jimmy J. watches the film ""East of Eden"" in a movie theater alone. The next day at football practice, Jimmy J. hears from his teammates that the actor and"
"de Havilland and Debbie Reynolds, and cartoon voice actor Mel Blanc. Blanc closed the event with a rendition of Porky Pig's famous farewell, ""A-bee-a-bee-a-bee–that's all, folks."" In recognition of his contributions to the motion picture industry, Jack Warner was accorded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located at 6541 Hollywood Boulevard. He is also represented on Canada's Walk of Fame (where he was inducted in 2004) in Toronto, which honours outstanding Canadians from all fields. Warner is portrayed by American actor and director Mark Rydell in the 2001 television film ""James Dean"", Danny Wells in the 2002 television"
"the NBC television series ""Adam-12"". On August 10, 1979, Foran died aged 69 of respiratory ailments and pneumonia in Burbank, California. He was buried in the San Fernando Mission Cemetery. Foran has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his contribution to television, at 1600 Vine Street. It was dedicated on February 8, 1960. Dick Foran John Nicholas ""Dick"" Foran (June 18, 1910 – August 10, 1979) was an American actor, known for his performances in western musicals and for playing supporting roles in dramatic pictures. Foran was born in Flemington, New Jersey, the first of five sons"
"in 2013. JoAnn Dean Killingsworth died from cancer at her home in Brea, California, on June 20, 2015, at the age of 91. She was survived by her stepsons, Bill and Larry Killingsworth, and her brother, Donovan Dean. Her former husband, Jim Killingsworth, died in 1993. Her death came less than one month before the 60th anniversary of Disneyland and her debut as the park's first ever Snow White. JoAnn Dean Killingsworth JoAnn Dean Killingsworth, often credited professionally as JoAnn Dean (September 23, 1923 – June 20, 2015), was an American actress, dancer and professional figure skater. Dean became the"
"Steve Hart and the Cadillac Angels in January 2014. Quentin Dean Quentin Dean (July 27, 1944 – May 8, 2003) was an American actress of the 1960s. Born Quintin Corinne Margolin (some sources cite Corinne Ida Margolin), she was introduced as the 16-year-old temptress Delores Purdy in Norman Jewison's 1967 hit film, ""In the Heat of the Night"", for which she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her acting career ended in 1969. She died of cancer at age 58 in Los Angeles, California. Her remains were cremated and the ashes scattered at sea in the Pacific"
"a former California Highway Patrol officer who had been called to the scene, Ron Nelson, said the ""wreckage and the position of Dean's body indicated his speed at the time of the accident was more like 55 mph"". American teenagers of the mid-1950s, when Dean's major films were made, identified with Dean and the roles he played, especially that of Jim Stark in ""Rebel Without a Cause"". The film depicts the dilemma of a typical teenager of the time, who feels that no one, not even his peers, can understand him. Humphrey Bogart commented after Dean's death about his public"
"Jonathan Demme Robert Jonathan Demme ( ; February 22, 1944 – April 26, 2017) was an American director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the psychological horror ""The Silence of the Lambs"" (1991), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Director. He also directed ""Melvin and Howard"" (1980), ""Swing Shift"" (1984), ""Something Wild"" (1986), ""Married to the Mob"" (1988), the concert film ""Stop Making Sense"" (1984), ""Philadelphia"" (1993) and ""Rachel Getting Married"" (2008). Demme was born on February 22, 1944 in Baldwin, New York, the son of Dorothy Louise (""née"" Rogers) and Robert Eugene Demme,"
"he jumped on the speeding train (as he often did), he slipped on the steps, fell under the train, and was run over. He was buried in Katowice. Cybulski remains a legend of the Polish cinema. His style of acting was revolutionary at the time, as was his image (leather clothes and big sunglasses). He was often referred to as ""the Polish James Dean"". Like Dean, he played nonconformist rebels, and like him he died young. The Polish band 2 Plus 1 recorded a tribute album to Cybulski, called ""Aktor"" in 1977. In 1996, readers of ""Film"" magazine awarded him"
"in New York City on March 6, 1868, following the stillbirth of her fifth child. Dean’s funeral services were held at Christ Church on the corner of 5th Avenue and 35th Street; her remains were laid to rest at Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Jervis, New York. Some years later Dean's namesake niece found her unmarked gravestone and had it replaced with a more substantial marker. Julia Dean (actress, born 1830) Julia Dean (July 22, 1830 – March 6, 1868) was an American actress who made her New York debut at 16 in a starring role with the James Sheridan Knowles"
"to just east of the west junction of SR 41, near the town of Shandon. The east junction of the SR 46 - SR 41 split, is named after actor James Dean, who was killed in a car accident near this site on September 30, 1955. The current intersection is now marked as the James Dean Memorial Junction. The junction was officially dedicated as the James Dean Memorial Junction on September 30, 2005, as part of the State of California's official commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Dean's death. However, this is not the actual intersection where the accident occurred,"
"Jimmy Dean Jimmy Ray Dean (August 10, 1928 – June 13, 2010) was an American country music singer, television host, actor, and businessman. He was the creator of the Jimmy Dean sausage brand as well as the spokesman for its TV commercials. He became a national television personality starting on CBS in 1957. He rose to fame for his 1961 country music crossover hit into rock and roll with ""Big Bad John"" and his 1963 television series ""The Jimmy Dean Show"", which gave puppeteer Jim Henson his first national media exposure. His acting career included appearing in the early seasons"
"James Dean (2001 film) James Dean is a 2001 biographical television film based on the life of the American actor James Dean. James Franco plays the title role under the direction of Mark Rydell, who chronicles Dean's rise from a struggling actor to an A-list movie star in 1950s Hollywood. The film's supporting roles included director Rydell, Michael Moriarty, Valentina Cervi, Enrico Colantoni, and Amy Rydell. The ""James Dean"" biopic began development at Warner Bros. in the early 1990s. At one point, Michael Mann was contracted to direct with Leonardo DiCaprio starring in the lead role. After Mann's departure, Des"
"at his ranch in Moorpark in Ventura. He died of emphysema at the age of 80 in Oxnard, California. His remains were interred at San Fernando Mission Cemetery in Los Angeles. Film historians and critics have long regarded Brennan as one of the finest character actors in motion picture history. While the roles he was adept at playing were diverse, he is probably best remembered for his portrayals in Western movies, such as Judge Roy Bean in ""The Westerner"", trail hand Nadine Groot in ""Red River"", and Deputy Stumpy in ""Rio Bravo"". He was the first actor to win three"
"""Empire"" magazine's ""The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time"" list in 1997. His life and death has been the subject of an ""E! True Hollywood Story"", an ""A&E Biography"" and an episode of ""Final 24"", which contains a dramatic reconstruction of his final hours and death. He was also referred to as ""This century's James Dean"" in episode 10 (""Mi Casa, Su Casa Loma"") of the first season of ""Being Erica"". His death was listed as No. 16 in the top 101 events in E! Television's ""101 Most Shocking Moments in Entertainment"". In 2010, Phoenix was voted by ""GQ"
"James Dean (songwriter) James Anthony Dean (7 February 1943 – 9 April 2006) was an American songwriter. He was best known for his work at Motown Records in the 1960s, often in collaboration with William Weatherspoon with whom he co-wrote several hits including Jimmy Ruffin's ""What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"". Dean also co-wrote, with John Glover, ""You Don't Have to Be a Star (To Be in My Show)"", a US no.1 hit for Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. Dean was born in Detroit, and attended Hamtramck High School in Hamtramck, Michigan. He served in the US Army, and then"
"movie industry. July 28, 2016 was designated as Ann Doran Day in Amarillo, Texas. Ann Doran Ann Lee Doran (July 28, 1911 – September 19, 2000) was an American character actress, possibly best known as the mother of Jim Stark (James Dean) in ""Rebel Without a Cause"" (1955). She was an early member of the Screen Actors Guild and served on the board of the Motion Picture & Television Fund for 30 years. The daughter of Carrie A. Barnett and John R. Doran, her mother was a silent-film actress whose professional name was Rose Allen. Ann Doran was born in"
"extricated from the wreck and he died at the accident scene. He was 53 years old. Rolf Wütherich Rudolf Karl Wütherich (; August 5, 1927 – July 22, 1981), most commonly known as Rolf Wütherich, was a German automotive Luftwaffe pilot, engineer and racer who sat in James Dean's Porsche during his fatal car crash. He was born in Heilbronn, Germany. In 1950, the former Luftwaffe glider pilot, paratrooper, and aircraft mechanic joined Mercedes-Benz after the war. In 1949, he joined the Porsche factory becoming the second employee of their racing department. He participated as a factory team member at"
"were less popular for a time. He was said to operate an acting school in San Francisco. In the 1930s, he worked occasionally as a second-unit director on independently produced low-budget B movies and serials. In July 1930, he traveled to Arizona to marry Helen Gilchrist, who died in 1937. Young Deer died in New York City on April 6, 1946 and was buried in the Long Island National Cemetery as James Young Johnson, veteran of the Spanish–American War. Many of his early films are now lost. However, in 2008 the Library of Congress added ""White Fawn's Devotion"", one of"
"Dean Martin Dean Martin (born Dino Paul Crocetti; June 7, 1917 – December 25, 1995), was an Italian-American singer, actor, comedian, and producer. One of the most popular and enduring American entertainers of the mid-20th century, Martin was nicknamed ""The King of Cool"" for his seemingly effortless charisma and self-assurance. He and Jerry Lewis formed the immensely popular comedy duo Martin and Lewis, with Martin serving as the straight man to Lewis' slapstick hijinks. A member of the ""Rat Pack"", Martin went on to become a star of concert stages, nightclubs, audio recordings, motion pictures, and television. Martin was the"
"final film appearance was in the 1924 film ""America"", directed by D.W. Griffith, after which he retired to New York, where he died, aged 71. Unusually for an actor and cricketer of his significance, neither ""Variety"" or ""Wisden"" ran his obituary. Sydney Deane Sydney Leslie Deane (1 March 1863 – 20 March 1934) was a first-class cricketer and entertainer, and the first Australian to appear in a Hollywood movie. Born in Balmain, Sydney, to Edward and Sophia, Deane was a promising junior Rugby Union player and represented New South Wales against Queensland. Along with his cousins, Australian Test captain Billy"